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10 Best Movies Like Bad Will Hunting

If you loved Bad Will Hunting, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Under the Hood

Under the Hood

2009★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bad Will Hunting for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Stars from the Watchmen movie team up in the amazing live-action/CGI Under the Hood, based on Nite Owl's powerful firsthand account of how the hooded adventurers came into existenc...

#2
Spenser Confidential

Spenser Confidential

2020★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bad Will Hunting for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Spenser, a former Boston patrolman who just got out from prison, teams up with Hawk, an aspiring fighter, to unravel the truth behind the death of two police officers....

#3
In Too Deep

In Too Deep

1999★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bad Will Hunting for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Drug lord Dwayne Gittens rules Cincinnati with an iron fist. No wonder he's known as "God" on the streets. Determined to break Gittens' stranglehold on the city is undercover cop J...

#4
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

2016★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bad Will Hunting for fans of Action. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After supervillain Shredder escapes custody, he joins forces with mad scientist Baxter Stockman and two dimwitted henchmen, Bebop and Rocksteady, to unleash a diabolical plan to ta...

#5
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

2023★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bad Will Hunting for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After years of being sheltered from the human world, the Turtle brothers set out to win the hearts of New Yorkers and be accepted as normal teenagers through heroic acts. Their new...

#6
Boys Don't Cry

Boys Don't Cry

1999★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bad Will Hunting for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A young transgender man explores his gender identity and searches for love in rural Nebraska....

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